Ni-Co 2013

With both nickel and cobalt featuring heavily in modern industry, there is an ongoing and intense interest in ore supplies and processing, applications development, and recycling. This book presents a collection of authoritative papers covering the latest advances in all aspects of nickel and cobalt processing, including fundamentals, technology, operating practices, and related areas of Platinum-Group Metals (PGM) processing. Special emphasis is given to the treatment of sulphide and laterite ores, concentrates, and secondary materials for the production of nickel and cobalt.

Table of Contents:
Preface ix About the Editors xi Plenary Laterites - Still a Frontier of Nickel Process Development 3 A. Taylor Cobalt (`the Technology Enabler’): CDI Review & Future Challenges 25 D. Weight The Recycling of Cobalt from Alloy Scrap, Spent Batteries or Catalysts and Metallurgical Residues–An Overview 53 C. Ferron Ni Laterite Hydrometallurgy Acid Leaching of Nickel Laterites with Jarosite Precipitation 75 D. White, and J. Gillaspie Extraction of Nickel, Cobalt and Iron from Laterite Ores by Mixed Chloride Leach Process 97 V. Lakshmanan, R. Sridhar, R. DeLaat, J. Chen, M. Halim, and R. Roy Reductive Leaching of Limonitic Laterites Using Ferrous Sulphate 107 M. Zuniga, and E. Asselin Sulfuric Acid Leaching Characteristics of Ni-Doped Goethite 117 G. Li, W. Cai, M. Rao, Q. Zhi, and T. Jiang Characteristics of Nickel Laterite Crushed Ore Agglomerates 125 A. Janwong, N. Dhawan, T. Vethsodsakda, and M. Moats Electrometallurgy Acid Mist Abatement in Base Metal Electrowinning 143 T. Robinson, D. White, and R. Grassi Boleo Cobalt Electrowinning Development 155 J. Lu, D. Dreisinger, and T. Gluck Comparison of Intercell Contact Bars for Electrowinning Plants 177 C. Boon, R. Fraser, T. Johnston, and D. Robinson High Current Density Electrowinning of Nickel in EMEW® Cells 191 J. Robinson, I. Ewart, M. Moats, and S. Wang Helm TrackerTM Cathode Current Sensing Technology 201 R. Fraser, T. Johnston, J. Yesberg, S. Nolet, and C. Boon Pyrometallurgy: Solid-State Processing Cobalt Recovery through Sulphating Roast of Cu/Co Concentrate of Katanga Mining 213 K. Adham Experimental Study on Reduction-Magnetic Separation Process of Low-Grade Nickel Laterite Ore 221 F. Chen, B. Zhang, W. Li, Q. Wang, and X. Hong State of the Art Refractory Corrosion Test Work for the Nonferrous Metals Industry 231 D. Gregurek, A. Ressler, V. Reiter, A. Franzkowiak, A. Spanring, B. Drew, and D. Flynn Ores and Processing Mineralogical Characterization of Cobaltic Oxides from the Democratic Republic of Congo 243 Y. Vanbrabant, C. Burlet, and P. Louis PolyMet Mining Corporation’s NorthMet Process Development 255 D. Dreisinger, M. Ounpuu, D. Imeson, and N. Verbaan Talvivaara Nickel Mine - from a Project to a Mine and Beyond 269 M. Riekkola-Vanhanen, and L. Palmu The Sintering Character of Limonitic Nickel Laterite 279 C. Wu, H. Li, Y. Chen, C. Li, and Z. Zhang Pyrometallurgy: Smelting Nickel, Cobalt and Copper Recovery from Sea Nodules by Direct Smelting Process 291 K. Sahu, S. Agarwal, D. Mishra, A. Agrawal, N. Randhawa, K. Godiwalla, and R. Jana Alternative Coolants and Cooling System Designs for Safer Freeze Lined Furnace Operation 299 M. Kennedy, P. Nos, M. Bratt, and M. Weaver Outotec's Ausmelt Top Submerged Lance (TSL) Technology for the Nickel Industry 315 R. Andrews, R. Matusewicz, L. Aspola, and S. Hughes Processing of PGM Containing Ni/Cu Bulk Concentrates in a Sustainable Way by Outotec Direct Nickel Flash Smelting Process 325 S. Jyrkonen, K. Haavanlammi, M. Luomala, J. Karonen, and P. Suikkanen Nickel-Chromium-Boron Alloys Production by Aluminothermic Processes 335 O. Yilmaz, M. Alkan, and O. Yücel Applications & Recycling Numerical Simulation of Temperature Field in Directional Solidification of Turbine Blade by Liquid Metal Cooling Method 343 N. Tang, Q. Xu, and B. Liu Influence of Thermomechanical Treatment on Structure and Properties of a Cobalt Based Superalloy 353 P. Sarkar, S. Prasad, M. Chatterjee, and M. Rao Effect of Processing Conditions on Structure, Properties and Performance of a Nickel Base Cast Superalloy for High Temperature Applications 357 M. Chatterjee, A. Kishore, P. Sarkar, and M. Rao Development of Nickel Boron Alloys for Brazing Materials 365 K. Tasyürek, M. Alkan, and O. Yücel Ni and Co Hydrometallurgy Continuous Co-Precipitation Behaviour and Stability of Arsenic(V) from Fe(II,III)-Al(III)-Ni(II) Sulphate Effluent Solutions 371 C. Doerfelt, and G. Demopoulos Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration via Calcium Sulfate Crystallization for Non-Ferrous Chloride Leaching Processes 379 T. Feldmann, and G. Demopoulos Hydrometallurgical Nickel Laterite Processing: A Review of Current SX Flowsheets and Industry Trends 391 A. Fischmann, S. Wiggett, T. Bednarski, V. Cocalia, and C. Bourget Studies on Refining Cobalt Salt Solution by Extraction Chromatography to Prepare High Purity Cobalt 405 C. Song, Z. Li, L. Shuling, C. Zhenping, and W. Lijun The Starved Acid Leaching Technology (SALT) for Recovery of Nickel and Cobalt from Saprolites and Caron Plant Residues 413 D. Dreisinger, and J. Clucas Selective Production of Co and Ni Powders Through Hydrothermal Reduction of Leach Solutions of a Synthetic Matte Containing Cu-Ni-Co-Fe-S 425 D. Mishra, K. Park, K. Sahu, A. Agrawal, and C. Nam Author Index 435 Subject Index 437

About the Author :
Lead Editor: Thomas Battle, Midrex Technologies, Pineville, North Carolina.